Ironing-board.



H. O. PINS.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.22. 1915.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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useful improvements in ironing, boards orv tables.

- board or extend the to lift or tilt one-'end lto . low cost.

lwhile vwhen -In carrying out mv invention purpose to provide an ironingboard having supporting devices which are so constructed land arrangedthat lwhen extended these de# vices are adapted to support the board inposition for ironing, while when collapsed the supporting devices willlie'over against the underside of the body of the board so that theentire structure will occupy but relatively little space storage" or inshipment. v

.Still a further'object of my invention isl the provision of an ironingboard ofthis type wherein when it is desiredto open the sameY inposition for it is only necessary to grasp one pull or lift the samesupporting device will4 drop into supporting position4 relative to theboard, iit is desired to collapse or fold the board, as for storage, itis -only necessary of the board so that lateral pressure against certainof the leg operation,

sections ofthe supporting device. will cause such device to collapseorfold against the bottom ofthe board.

- Still a further object of my invention is the provision of meanswherebythe supporting device of the board may be locked inA bothcollapsed and extended positions. I also propose to provide aboard ofthis character which will embody in its construction the desiredfeatures of simplicity, efficiency and convenience, and which composedas it is of but relatively few parts, may be-manu'- factured andmarketed at a comparatively With the above recited objects and others ofa -similar nature 1in view, my invention consists inthe construction,combination and' arrangement of parts setforth -in and Specification ofLetters latent.

to which it apperta-ins to make it is myf Patented eet. a, i915.,

Application filed March 22, 1915. Serial No. 16,223.

board. .Fig 3 is an end view. F ig. 4 is a vertical sectional view takenon the line -i of Fig.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail', the letter Aindicates the ironing board or table proper, which may-be of anyordinary and well known form. To the bottom thereof adjacent one end issecured the spaced bearing blocks 1 1 supporting the cross shaft 2.Pivotally supported on the ends of this shaft are the parallel legs 3-3which form the vertical 'supporting legs for vthe device. Attached tothe outer side of each leg 3 is an inclined brace leg 4, these legs 3and 4 being connected and strengthened bythe cross bar 5. The numeral 6designates a relatively long central supporting leg which is pivotedadjacent its upper end to the cross sha-ft 2 between the blocks l, andis beveled at such end portion as at 7 so that the leg may be readilyfolded and extended. When in its extended position, this leg 6 forms adiagonal'or inclined support for the board with its lower beveled end -8resting upon the Hoor. y At`9-9 l have shown a pair of parallel armswhich are spacedxapart and hinged as at 10 to the bottom or undersideofthe board. Adjacent their lower ends these arms are bored transverselyas at 11 for `thepassage of the bight portion of the relaterminals ofthearms 13 of which are 'secured to the legs 3 3.- This yoke memberis'formedv from a meta-l bar bent into U- shape form, vand the bightportion thereof which connects the two arms 9--9 also passes the bightof the yokemember will drop into' this notch and thus hold the partsagainst accidental collapse. In this connection I tively long U-shapedyoke member 12, the

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Wish to call attention to the fact as the yoke member 'is connected tothe vertical legs 3-3 and also to the arms 9*-9, while slidinglyconnecting said arms with the diagonal supporting leg, it is onlynecessary in collapsing the board to grasp the reduced end portion a ofthe board and lift slightly and then push toward the opposite end of theboard so that a lateral pressure will be brought against the ends of thelegs 3 to force the latter inward toward the board,-

and` with this movement motion is transmitted through the yoke member tothe arms 9 so that the latter will be forced against the bottom. of theboard A, at the same time pulling with them the diagonal brace rod. Toopen the board, it is also only necessary to grasp this end a and liftit when the entire supporting device will drop into position of 'its ownWeight. Furthermore, it is to be noted that by coupling the arms and thebrace bar with the vertical legs through the medium of the yoke member,such yoke member will when the board is assembled ready for use, preventthe diagonal brace leg from swinging or stance, should the board beaccidentally moved, this yoke interlocking as it does with the diagonalsupportingleg will prevent thefcollapse of the parts. i

In order to fasten the supporting devices in collapsed position againstthe bottom of the board when it is desired to store or ship the board, Iprovide a turn latch L fastened to the under edge of the diagonalsupporting leg 6, and when the supporting devices are'collapsed againstthe board, this latch is adapted to .be turned to lengage or interlockwith the cross bar 5,.thus holding the parts` against movement. Q'

What I claim. is:

1. The combination with a body board, of a pivot shaft suspended fromthe underside of the board adjacent one end thereof, a

pulling loose. For in pair of parallel legs carried by the pivot shaft,inclined brace legs carried by the parallel legs, a cross bar connectingthe parallel legs and the brace legs, a diagonal supporting leg pivotedto the shaft at one end intermediate the parallel legs, said` diagonalsupporting leg having an elongated slot therein terminating in anotch,.a,pair of spaced arms hinged tothe bottomof the body board andbetween which arms the diagonal supportingjleg extends, and a rela,

tively long U-shaped yoke member having its bightpportion passingthrough the free end portions of the arms and through the slot in thediagonal supporting'leg, the ter-v minals of the yokev being fastenedtothe parallel legs. v

2. The combination with a board, of a pair of parallel legs pivotally'connected with the bottom of the board adjacent one end thereof, adiagonal supporting leg pivotally connected with the bottom -of theboard at one end at a point betweenthe parallel legs, said diagonal leghaving a relatively longslot therein terminating at its upper end in alateral notch, a pair of Iparallel spaced arms hinged to the bottom ofthe board and between which arms the diagonal brace extends, and arelatively long U-shaped yoke member having its bight portion extendingthrough the free end portions of the arms and through the slot portionof the diagonal supporting leg, the terminals of said U-shaped memberbeing connected with the parallel supporting legs, the bight of saidyoke member resting in the notch at the end of the slot when the deviceis in its y extended operative position.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signa-A ture, in the presence of twowitnesses.

Y l e HARRY O. PITTS. l Witnesses: Nos'CoFFIN,

WM. G. NEWLIN.-

